Here is a complete list of college football head coaching changes for FBS and FCS Schools. There have been 15 Power 5 head coaching changes. 14 Group 5 head coaching changes. 28 FCS head coaching changes since the end of the regular season.
2023 College Football Coaching Changes
| College | Conference | Out | New Head Coach | Former Team and Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | Kalen DeBoer | Washington Head Coach |
| Arizona | PAC 12 | Jedd Fisch | Brent Brennen | San Jose State Head Coach |
| Boise State | Mountain West | Andy Avalos | Spencer Danielson | Boise State Interim Head Coach |
| Boston College | ACC | Jeff Haftley | Bill O'Brien | Ohio State Offensive Coordinator |
| Duke | ACC | Mike Elko | Manny Diaz | Penn State Defensive Coordinator |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | Shawn Elliott | Dell McGee | Georgia RB Coach |
| Houston | Big 12 | Dana Holgorsen | Willie Fritz | Tulane Head Coach |
| Indiana | Big 10 | Tom Allen | Curt Cignetti | Head Coach James Madison |
| Michigan | Big 10 | Jim Harbaugh | Sherrone Moore | Michigan Offensive Coordinator |
| Michigan State | Big 10 | Mel Tucker | Jonathan Smith | Oregon State Head Coach |
| Mississippi State | SEC | Zach Arnett | Jeff Lebby | Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator |
| New Mexico | Mountain West | Danny Gonzalez | Bronco Mendenhall | Former Virginia/BYU Head Coach |
| Northwestern | Big 10 | Pat Fitzgerald | David Braun | Interim Head Coach Northwestern |
| Oregon State | PAC 12 | Jonathan Smith | Trent Bray | Oregon State Defensive Coordinator |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | Brady Hoke | Sean Lewis | Colorado Offensive Coordinator |
| San Jose State | Mountain West | Brent Brennen | Ken Niumatalolo | UCLA TE Coach |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | Kane Wommack | Major Applewhite | South Alabama QB/OC |
| Syracuse | ACC | Dino Babers | Fran Brown | DB Coach Georgia |
| Texas A&M | SEC | Jimbo Fisher | Mike Elko | Duke Head Coach |
| UCLA | PAC 12 | Chip Kelly | DeShaun Foster | Raiders RB Coach |
| Washington | PAC 12 | Kalen DeBoer | Jedd Fisch | Arizona Head Coach |
| Columbia | Ivy League | Mark Fabish | Jon Poppe | Union College Head Coach |
| Cornell | Ivy League | David Archer | Dan Swanstrom | Penn Offensive Coordinator |
| East Tennessee State | Southern | George Quarles | Tre Lamb | Gardner Webb Head Coach |
| Holy Cross | Patriot | Bob Chasney | Dan Curran | Merrimack Head Coach |
| James Madison | Sun Belt | Curt Cignetti | Bob Chesney | Holy Cross Head Coach |
| Louisiana Monroe | Sun Belt | Terry Bowden | Bryant Vincent | New Mexico Offensive Coordinator |
| Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | Rick Stockstill | Derek Mason | Former Vanderbilt Head Coach |
| Nevada | Mountain West | Ken Wilson | Jeff Choate | Texas Co-Defensive Coordinator |
| Northern Arizona | Big Sky | Chris Ball | Brian Wright | Head Coach Pittsburg State |
| Northwestern State | Southland | Brad Laird | Blaine McCorkle | Belhaven Head Coach (D3) |
| Southern | Southwestern Athletic | Eric Dooley | Terrence Graves | Interim Head Coach Southern |
| Stony Brook | Colonial Athletic | Chuck Priore | Billy Cosh | Western Michigan Offensive Coordinator |
| Tennessee Tech | Ohio Valley | DeWayne Alexander | Bobby Wilder | Former Old Dominion Head Coach |
| Texas Southern | Southwestern Athletic | Clarence McKinney | Cris Dishman | Las Vegas Vipers Defensive Coordinator |
| Troy | Sun Belt | Jon Sumrall | Gerad Parker | Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator |
| Tulane | AAC | Willie Fritz | Jon Sumrall | Troy Head Coach |
| Utah Tech | United Athletic | Paul Peterson | Lance Anderson | Stanford Assistant Coach |
| UTEP | Conference USA | Dana Dimel | Scotty Walden | Austin Peay Head Coach |
| Western Illinois | Missouri Valley | Myers Hendrickson | Joe Davis | Eastern Illinois Offensive Coordinator |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | Craig Bohl | Jay Sawvell | Wyoming Defensive Coordinator |
| Alcorn State | SWAC | Fred McNair | Cedric Thomas | Alcorn State Defensive Coordinator |
| Austin Peay | UAC | Scotty Walden | Jeff Faris | UCLA TE's Coach |
| Campbell | CAA | Mike Minter | Braxton Harris | Houston Christian |
| Dartmouth | Ivy League | Sammy McCorkle | Sammy McCorkle | Interim Head Coach |
| Florida A&M | SWAC | Willie Simmons | James Colzie | Florida A&M DB Coach |
| Gardner Webb | Big South | Tre Lamb | Cris Reisert | Tiffin Head Coach |
| Grambling State | SWAC | Hue Jackson | Mickey Joseph | Former Nebraska Coach |
| Harvard | Ivy League | Tim Murphy | Andrew Aurich | Rutgers TE Coach |
| Houston Christian | Southland | Braxton Harris | Jason Bachtel | Offensive Coordinator |
| Marist | Pioneer | Jim Parady | Mike Willis | Princeton Offensive Coordinator |
| Mercer | Southern | Drew Cronic | Mike Jacobs | Notre Dame (OH) D2 Head Coach |
| Merrimack | Northeast Conference | Dan Curran | Mike Gennetti | Merrimack Defensive Coordinator |
| Morehead State | Pioneer | Rob Tenyer | Jason Woodman | Fairmont State Head Coach |
| Murray State | MVFC | Dean Hood | Jodie Wright | South Carolina TE Coach |
| North Dakota State | Missouri Valley | Matt Entz | Tim Polasek | Wyoming Offensive Coordinator |
| South Carolina State | MEAC | Buddy Pough | Chennis Berry | Benedict Head Coach |
| UC Davis | Big Sky | Dan Hawkins | Tim Plough | Former Assistant at Boise State/Cal |
